Garment-supporter.



PATENTBD AUG. 18, 1903.

H. T. VADERS. GARMENT APPLICATION r1 SUPPORTER.

LED APR. 17. 1903.

N0 MODEL Wiiwses:

Nirnn STATES Patented August 18, 1903.

HENRY T. VADERS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

GARMENT-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent N 0. 736,567, dated August 18, 1903.

Application filed April 17, 1903. Serial No. 153.141. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, HENRY T. VADERS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Garment-Supporter, of which the following is a specification.

The invention to be hereinafter described relates to garment-supporters, and has for its object to provide such a support that may rest upon the apparel of the person with a yielding pressure and afford a broad flat bearingsurface which will readily yield to adapt itself to the movements of the body of the wearer, and yet give efficient support to the clothing.

With these general objects in view the invention consists of spring-wires each bent into a plurality of flat circular loops between its ends, some of the loops of the wires being joined together and the ends of the wires being also suitably united, all as will hereinafter more fully appear, and be definitely pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the supporter embodying my invention, and Fig. 2 is a detail showing the manner of uniting the int-urned ends of the wire in one embodiment of the invention.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the garmcut-supporter, that may be used as part of a belt, suspender, garter, or other like device, and comprises the two wires 13 and 0, each bent into a plurality of flat circular loops Z) and (1, extending to one side of each wire and forming a row of such loops, the individual loops of each row being preferably separated slightly, as at cl. The loops of one row are preferably arranged contiguous to and opposite the loops of the other row, as shown, and some of the loops thus disposed are joined together by suitable fastenings, as e.

The end portions 1 cof each. wire B and C,

respectively, are extended a short distance beyond the last loop of the row of loops and then bent toward each other, being held together at this point by a suitable fastening, as the sleeve f, Fig. l, or, as shown in the modified form of Fig. 2, such inwardly-bent ends may be secured together by other means, such as solder f, and some of the loops of each row may in like manner be connected to some of the loops in the other row, as at c, Fig. 2.

It is evident, of course, that variations may be made in the form and details of structure without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A garment -supporter comprising two spring-wires, each between its ends being formed into a plurality of flat circular loops, means for uniting the loops of the two wires at intervals the ends of the wires being bent toward each other, and means for uniting the said ends.

2. A garment-supporter comprising two spring-wires, each being formed between its ends into a plurality of fiat circular loops projecting to one side of the wires, the part of the wires joining said circular loops being substantially straight, means for uniting the loops of one wire with the corresponding loops of the other wire, the ends of each Wire beyond the loops being bent toward each other, and means for uniting the bent ends of the wires.

HENRY T. VADERS.

\Vitnesses:

PERCY CLIMn, AUGUSTINE O. Mn'rzmenn. 

